Stamp-canceling machine.



1. 0; LAMOUREUX. STAMPCANCELING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28. 1917-.

PatentedApr. 2, 1918. 4 SHEETS-SHEETI VIIII I I/I J. O. LAMO'UREUX.

STAMP CANCELING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-28. 1911.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

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STAMP CANCELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-28.19.17.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

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J. O. LAMOUHEUX.

STAMP CANCELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 23. I917.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

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Qfioantoz J O. L a mot/reuse JOSEBHHOMER LAMOUREUX, OF MQNTBEAL, QUnB ec, C NADA,

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed septe nber 28, 121:7. Seriel 1Y9. 1513,6 63

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Be it kiic n that I, JQSKERH OME iLA v oU- RE X, resichng at 978 St. Denis street, in the city of Montreal, inthe Province of, Quebec, in the Deminionf OI": Canada, have invented certain new and useful lniprqvements in Stamp-Canceling Machines; and

I do her ehyfdeclare that the follewing is a,

meant. V

' he invention particularly relates to at" feeding "111echjztni'smfwhieh is an imprcve ment 6;: the fdl ni shown inginy-Patent Np,

egwogpewmea 'Ncje nhelq 3Qtl1', 1915.

also", relates" to an anmngement of stamping mecheniem, in combination With the 'feecling mechenisrn, whereby alli ntfilfmittciitinsteed-Ofa cc tinueus feeding 31151 stamping 'nia'y be' obtained; The object (if th finteimittent system is to obliterate the pdlftipiibf the envelop which bears the stamp, gniitting the i emaining portidn.

with fl e'aid 'f the accompanying} am m s in Whichf j Fignrel, is e plen mew of thetop neenag 40 nismr Fig. 2- ie it plen View Qof the driving meche'nismj'the top 'of the niachine haying been removed. l l Figl is a sideview ofthe mechine, Fig 4 is an enlarged side elevati'on qi the stamping roller and pressure rollers. Fig. 5 isenenlaigd side'elevafc ion 0 f a p of; he. f eding Pla e. n iq er- 6 is ail;enlergedfsect onal vleyycf 2t p t n of he edifi fm d wism ine.

7 1s an enlarged sectional yieytof a; Pea-flop. B i

Fig. Sfishh enlargelplen View of--. the i t I thus far described. being" The invention Willjbe l eedilynnderstoed ing'f table "and the feeding rollers.

EigQ muclnenla tged. plain View of the intermittent: mechanism, the J feed, pollen eing: 119M; in' s lefiml A Eig, 1,0,iS1 aerticzill'eection qn lineQ-G O"Flg'.3.

Fig-f 1 1 is av vertical section 11 line D D' ofFig; 10.

Fig, 1 2 is enlergect freg nentery View of'a sten peclemtelcgp, Refeielflee} should be mettle to my Patent, No. 1;,1 6'2, 7QQ, patei1te d Nqv'emhe j 3Q, 1911 for a detailed desc-liiptien f the. wonlgin feeding mechanism, a p rti n of the feecl- 0f the jermue pegts, 1n wh qh the same niechainienigfisj; desc'iiibei; except, thztt stai'np cencel ngjsystem. ahl qelonjie elnng; ne

fog, the packet e n v eldiiejisl ferniedj here slettecl bqt toin plate 32, the pii' iill'e lfwal s are 1e "screw feedthl oughf the, slete in 'bgttpmi'en'd, in tengledftq eonstently" keep, the, pee of} enveleps pl essecl against thejvy all 201, -and its env elqp "driving" rcg'lle' 2 3, with, the. ends of the envelope pushedegains't the Well, 36. As each envelop cq nes into, cqntect with Wlse 0f the envelop) ancl forced into/c 011- ta ct with? the: eemind driving roller threngh a sl t, left the non qne eting en ds Gee/511 201 encl'iifi (Big, L), all the'pe te similar; to thiosegQO shewnin prior Patent N9, 1,152,? Q6." One iinp'miement ov'ex'rthe. coneti'uctien shqwn in, the pife'yiio'us a'ppligetidn consist in the special arrangement ef the preesing fingers WQllillflglQ QOIQIfGCtIlOH with the chiningrbller, ehojwn" in 5 6, 7i and 8., the inn nge Z and" 1 e. mfonnted'cjn the ontsideofthe, 3 6, in a] particular mannen to he later, cleec ibed and} 00,61 eri te'with the tlri vinggrollelrfl'l' in s ih; 10 Stan iell'y he same lnailneiti a s i 1fmy Patent N6."1',162,7QQ. t As shown in 1,5, 8 ancl9 the chi}?- ing. rollei; 3? lies We f nicti on facesAO, a e f new prgq et e gh y! 10 ydn theffi'engee 6f; the. r011 a d h'lglshaft 45, passing through bearing 47 and driven by a gear 48. In order to assure the feed of but a single envelop through the slot 9, the fingers 7 and 49 are provided as above referred to.

As shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, the spring fingers 49 are provided with an enlarged portion 49 at one end having a plurality of hemispherical projections 33, resting in corresponding cavities in the wall 36. Bearing on the enlarged portion 49 is a leaf spring 59, secured to the wall 36. The free ends of the spring fingers 49 are slightly curved and bear against the friction face 40, the spring 59 yielding because of its own resilience, and upon increased pressure as by a thick envelop, is capable of still further yielding because of the turning of the enlarged portion 49 against the pressure of the spring 59.

he spring fingers 7 are shorter than the fingers 49 and are close to the edges of the flanges of the roller 37 and ring flange 41. They are pivotally secured in the blocks 4 secured by the screws 60 to the wall 36. Bearing on the fiat surface portions of the spring fingers 7 are the leaf springs 8, which retain the fingers. On the bearin end of each of the fingers is provided preferably a rubber cap 7 as disclosed in Fig. 6.

The operation of this portion of the device is as follows: As soon as an envelop comes into contact with roller 23, it is thrust forward through the slots 9 and comes into contact with the friction band 40 and carried forward to the stamping roller where it is held a predetermined length of time before engaging the same, which will be described fully later.

As soon as the envelop comes under the spring fingers 49, spring fingers 7 come into contact with the edge of the envelop adjacent thereto, and prevent it from being carried forward. The envelop which comes under spring fingers 49 is slightly curved by the pressure of the springs 59; this curvature reduces the friction between the envelop passing and the next to it and assures positive disengagement. The spring fingers being independent of one another and of the spring fingers 49, are now readily adaptable to any unevenness of the envelops and insure a more positive action than the similar arrangement described in my patent above referred to. The fingers 7 serve as above mentioned to close the delivery slot against the'passage of any envelop except that one being delivered by roller 37.

As the envelop leaves the roller 37, it will be engaged and carried by the roller 37 which bears against the lower enlarged portion 60 of the printing drum 61, then to be engaged by the pressure roller 93, mounted and operated in the manner described in;

my prior patent. The roller 37 is of great at a time,

importance for reasons that will be given hereinafter.

The printing drum with which this roller tact with the plunger 42 which slides in the sleeve 42* formed in said block 41 and has a bearing roller 43 which is held by pressure of the leaf spring 43 against, the smaller inner portion of the roller 37. The leaf spring 43 is curved at one end so as to contact with the end 41 of the rod 40 and normally pressing said rod against the plunger 42-, thus causing said rod to pivot and project at approximately the center of the roller 37. The free end of said rod 40' is provided with cross or stop bar 44 which is adjustably secured thereto by the screw 44?. The said stop bar must'be so adjusted: that it will project right above the meeting point of said roller 37 and the enlarged printing drum portion 60. By a proper adjustment of the printing drum, the driving roller 37, and the intermittent rod 40, the leading end of the envelop will be engaged by said rod 40*, holding it a sufficient space of time, so that the printing space of said drum will begin printing simultaneously with the release of the leading end of the envelop by the stop bar 44 and its engagement by the roller 37*. Thus the printing will always begin with the leading end of the envelop, as illustrated in Fig. 12, and will be sure to cancel all of the stamps. If the stamp is two inches long, a space of two inches on a four inch envelop will be left blank, thus printing only partly across the I envelop and clearing the space usually used for the name and address ofthe sender.

Obviously these dimensions may be varied to suit the exigencies of any particular postoflice and are given solely by way of example.

The purpose of this arrangement of stamp- 7 ing device is to provide for intermittent cancellation in a continuous system as described in my former patent.

The feeding roller 37 andprinting drum 61 are geared together and driven by a gear train which is disclosed in Fig. 2. It is.

identical to that disclosed in my former patent, but for the abrasion gearing which has been eliminated.

The printing drum comes into contact with the roll 89 which has been de -j scribed in my former patent as well as the collecting rack 165, which isadapted to col? lect the mail matter after it has been through the canceling device.

What I claim is:'

1. In a stamp canceling-machine, a driving roller, having equi-spaced friction portions on its periphery and an eccentric intermediate portion, a pressure roller and a printing drum located in advance of the driving roller, a small roller adjacent said driving roller bearing against said printing drum, means for continuously rotating said roller and said drum, and means co-acting with said eccentric intermediate portion of said driving roller causing an intermittent movement of the envelops.

2. In a stamp-canceling machine, a driving roller having equi-spaced friction portions on its periphery and an eccentric intermediate portion, a pressure roller and a printing drum located in advance of the driving drum, a small roller adjacent said driving roller bearing against said printing drum, means for continuously rotating said roller and drum, and an arm co-acting With said eccentric portion of said driving roller pivotally secured at an end and provided with a cross bar at its other end.

-3. In a stamp canceling machine, a driving roller having equi-spaced friction portions on its periphery and an eccentric intermediate portion, a pressure roller and a printing drum located in advance of the driving drum, a small roller adjacent said JOSEPH OMER LAMOUREUX.

Witnesses:

A. P. DEAL, C. PATENAUDE.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

